Top rope skills – Gym to Crag Dry Practice

June 12th 2022

Event Details

  • Date: –
  • Spots: 9
  • Member Cost: Free
  • Destination: Brookmere Park
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  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Attendee Screening: Attendees are Pre-Screened - The Trip Leader will review your background and contact you before accepting you on the trip. You will get a confirmation that your sign-up is pending right away.
    That doesn't mean that you are confirmed to go on the trip yet. If you are accepted, you should receive an email from the coordinator to confirm your sign-up and coordinate the trip's details.

Description

Dry practice of skills needed for top rope climbing. Please allow  4 hours.

 

Agenda:

-Anchor building

-Anchors to avoid

-Prussics/ third hand

-Cleaning anchors

-Rappelling

-Lowering

-Crag etiquette and safety

 

Requirements:

-Ability to bottom (ie top rope) belay. I will not be teaching you to belay.

-Prior gym experience an asset

 

Required Equipment:

-Harness

-Belay device

-Personal Anchor System (PAS)

-Min 2 locking Biners (up to 4 is better)

-3 non-locking biners

-Prussic cord

-Anchor material: 7mm cords 6 meters or 120cm slings, or 240m sling

 

Notes:

-I have extra belay devices, biners, anchors, prussic cords

-It would be helpful if another person could bring a rope

-You do not need rock shoes or a helmet. We will not be climbing.

-Bring rain gear and warm clothes as we will be outside for the session.

 

Location:

-Brookmere Park, Coquitlam

https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Brookmere+Park/@49.2494516,-122.8874208,261a,35y,14.26h,0.59t/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x5486783928e168bf:0x353c79e0620b7375!8m2!3d49.2494839!4d-122.8877473?hl=en&authuser=0

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